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. >>> and dramatic video here from the civil war raging in syria. rebels claim to have shot down the military helicopter you see here with a surface-to-air missile. also, today, at least 34 people were killed in twin car bombings near the capital of damascus. >>> and the florida socialite caught up in the cia sex scandal is fighting back, trying to reclaim her reputation. attorneys for jill kelley are accusing a new york businessman of defaming kelley, suggesting she try to use her connections to general david petraeus to broker a foreign business deal. kelley's legal team claiming government sources are responsible for leaks to the media about kelley's personal life. >>> and a frightening case of road rage in oakland, california. take a look. a pair of men pulling up to a couple, recording their reckless driving. and as you can see here, one of the men waved a gun. the other tried to jump into the couple's car, shooting at them. but then missing. the men were arrested a few hours later. >>> if you thought traveling for thanksgiving was expensive, b
. >>> and dramatic video here from the civil war raging in syria. rebels claim to have shot down the military helicopter you see here with a surface-to-air missile. also, today, at least 34 people were killed in twin car bombings near the capital of damascus. >>> and the florida socialite caught up in the cia sex scandal is fighting back, trying to reclaim her reputation. attorneys for jill kelley are accusing a new york businessman of defaming kelley, suggesting she try to...
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. >>> and at this hour, much of syria is now cut off from the outside world, as the bloody civil war there intensifies. internet service has been down for more than 24 hours. no planes are flying into or out of the capital, damascus. cell phone service also down. government and rebel forces blame each other for the outages. >>> finally, turns out even michael jordan can't break all the rules. a miami country club, at least attempted to show the six-time nba champion the door, banning him because he dared to wear cargo shorts that had many pockets on them, violating a bermuda short only dress code. jordan was on the 12th hole when he was asked to change. when he refused, he was asked to leave and never return. but he is michael jordan. so he decided to play out the 18 before he left. >> who knew cargo shorts were controversial? >> pockets. pockets. >> too many pockets, i guess. >>> now, the stalemate in washington over the fiscal cliff. everyone's taxes are set to go up in just over a month if congress and the white house fail to reach a deal. and the talks blew up yesterday, after re
. >>> and at this hour, much of syria is now cut off from the outside world, as the bloody civil war there intensifies. internet service has been down for more than 24 hours. no planes are flying into or out of the capital, damascus. cell phone service also down. government and rebel forces blame each other for the outages. >>> finally, turns out even michael jordan can't break all the rules. a miami country club, at least attempted to show the six-time nba champion the door,...
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, because tonight, the internet in syria has gone dark. one network service provider says syria completely vanished off the internet radar today. you can see the drastic drop, just before 12:30 p.m. in damascus. and rebel forces say the syrian government is behind the blackout and they fear it could mean a new round of fierce attacks are coming. cell phone service has also been interrupted. >>> and a big celebration among palestinians today. a little girl with the flag painted on her face. cheering in gaza and the west bank. they are celebrating the vote at the united nations, including palestine as an observer state. palestine will not be a full voting member of the u.n., but could be allowed to join some u.n. groups and the international criminal court. the united states and israel had strongly opposed the move, saying it could complicate peace efforts. but the vote passed by a wide margin. >>> and, still ahead here on "world news," our year-long investigation, the leader of a polygamist sect behind bars. so, how is he still controlling
, because tonight, the internet in syria has gone dark. one network service provider says syria completely vanished off the internet radar today. you can see the drastic drop, just before 12:30 p.m. in damascus. and rebel forces say the syrian government is behind the blackout and they fear it could mean a new round of fierce attacks are coming. cell phone service has also been interrupted. >>> and a big celebration among palestinians today. a little girl with the flag painted on her...
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, an inclusive syria, a moderate syria. we have seen extremist elements insinuate themselves into the opposition. and one of the things that we have to be on guard about, particularly talking about arming opposition figures, is that we're not indirectly putting arms in the handles of folks who would do americans harm or israelis or otherwise engage in actions that are detrimental to our national security. we're constantly probing and working on that issue. the more engaged we are, the more we'll be in a position to make sure that we are encouraging the most moderate, thoughtful elements of the opposition that are committed to inclusion, observance of human rights and working coop rat actively with us over the long term. all right? thank you very much. [ inaudible question ] >> that was great question. it would be a horrible precedent for me to answer your question just because you yelled it out. so thank you very much, guys. >> and there you have the newly re-elected president his first press conference. first question abou
, an inclusive syria, a moderate syria. we have seen extremist elements insinuate themselves into the opposition. and one of the things that we have to be on guard about, particularly talking about arming opposition figures, is that we're not indirectly putting arms in the handles of folks who would do americans harm or israelis or otherwise engage in actions that are detrimental to our national security. we're constantly probing and working on that issue. the more engaged we are, the more...
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, an inclusive syria, a moderate syria. we have seen extremist element insinuate themselves into the opposition. and one of the things we have to be on guard about particularly when we start talking about arming opposition figures, is that we are not indirectly putting arms in the hands of folks who would do americans harm or do israelis harm or otherwise engage in actions that are detrimental to our national security. we are constantly broke and work on that issue. the more engaged we are, the more we'll be in a position to make sure that we are encouraging the most moderate. thoughtful elements of the opposition that are committed to inclusion, observance of human rights and working cooperatively with us over the long term. thank you very much. >> [inaudible] >> that was a great question but it would be a horrible precedent for me to answer your question just because you yelled it out. so thank you very much. guys. megyn: the man has a point. you heard president obama speaking in his first press conference in 8 months. un
, an inclusive syria, a moderate syria. we have seen extremist element insinuate themselves into the opposition. and one of the things we have to be on guard about particularly when we start talking about arming opposition figures, is that we are not indirectly putting arms in the hands of folks who would do americans harm or do israelis harm or otherwise engage in actions that are detrimental to our national security. we are constantly broke and work on that issue. the more engaged we are, the...
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the worry everybody's always had about syria is not that it's going to implode, but it's going to explode. because all of the factors, all the ethnic groups, all the tribes, they're all in existence in every one of those other cups in that same -- countries in that same region. the whole region is getting very unstable, and with no economic prospects and an iran which is busy stirring the pot. megyn: wow. very glad you were here, kt. >> thank you. megyn: i have a feeling we're going to be seeing a lot of you in the coming days. >>> two other big stories we are following at this hour. right now we're waiting for remarks from president obama here in new york. he's here touring the devastation as a result of hurricane sandy and getting an update on recovery efforts. the president visiting staten island at this moment, one of the areas where thousands of people are still without power, many, many are homeless. more than two weeks after the storm, a lot of folks wondering where the help is. we will bring you the president's comments as he makes them. >>> plus, we are also getting new details o
the worry everybody's always had about syria is not that it's going to implode, but it's going to explode. because all of the factors, all the ethnic groups, all the tribes, they're all in existence in every one of those other cups in that same -- countries in that same region. the whole region is getting very unstable, and with no economic prospects and an iran which is busy stirring the pot. megyn: wow. very glad you were here, kt. >> thank you. megyn: i have a feeling we're going to be...
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they have an ammunition dump coming in and day in and day out, from syria, iran, libya. they would've taken some of the resources and money for the welfare of their own people, it could have turned completely different. look at the number of missiles that they managed to organize out there. this is who we are up against. we are up against an organization that doesn't recognize the right to exist. people forget that. they don't recognize the right to exist. they preach to the genocide of jews. they are enemies to anyone who says, hey, what would happen? are not people we can talk to, but these guys are the enemy. we are targeting the military infrastructure, so at the end of the day, we will be able to sit down with reasonable people to do something. megyn: the rocket fire had been raining in israel for some time. finally, israel struck back and took out the equivalent of, they say it is like hamas's osama the modern -- osama bin laden. they say that this is like a new york or los angeles. can you speak to this? at the huge number of troops -- potentially up to 75,000 tro
they have an ammunition dump coming in and day in and day out, from syria, iran, libya. they would've taken some of the resources and money for the welfare of their own people, it could have turned completely different. look at the number of missiles that they managed to organize out there. this is who we are up against. we are up against an organization that doesn't recognize the right to exist. people forget that. they don't recognize the right to exist. they preach to the genocide of jews....
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the dire situation in syria, iran and its nuclear efforts and immigration reform just to name a few. ed henry joins us live from the white house. >> reporter: they may be in celebration mode still. after the euphoria of victory the president taking congratulatory calls from 13 leaders who have called in the last 24 hours saying congratulations. but that euphoria giving way to a lot of challenges on the world stage and the domestic as well. the fiscal cliff is bubbling up quickly. while you have democratic leaders suggesting they have a strong hand in the negotiations and they will cooperate with republicans. you have republicans saying if the president raises taxes in these negotiations it could blow up on democrats. take a listen. >> i'm going to do everything within my power to be as conciliatory as possible. i want to work together, but i what everyone to also understand you can't push us around. >> i think it will require tax increases on the wealthy. the wealthy are the people who hire everyone else. you can't love jobs and hate job creators, martha. he hates job creators. >> re
the dire situation in syria, iran and its nuclear efforts and immigration reform just to name a few. ed henry joins us live from the white house. >> reporter: they may be in celebration mode still. after the euphoria of victory the president taking congratulatory calls from 13 leaders who have called in the last 24 hours saying congratulations. but that euphoria giving way to a lot of challenges on the world stage and the domestic as well. the fiscal cliff is bubbling up quickly. while...
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if you look at israel's situation in the world, in addition to its enemies in iran, syria, hezbollah and lebanon. it now has a situation where a once friendly country egypt is ruled by the muslim brotherhood and the muslim brotherhood would be happy to join hamas if he wasn't afraid of an economic collapse. we have turkey talking like iran when it comes to the consequences that there is a price that israel will pay for its actions. israel has never been more alone. the world needs to know the united states stands with them. the president so far says israel has a right to defend itself and that's so far so good. but the big test, if the rockets don't stop and israel decides to do a grounds offensive will the ps back israel? that's the real test. >> what message are we sending in i'll pick it up with juan right after the break. call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. megyn: juan, your thoughts on weakness provocative and staying silent is somehow a message to the world that we may not have israel's b
if you look at israel's situation in the world, in addition to its enemies in iran, syria, hezbollah and lebanon. it now has a situation where a once friendly country egypt is ruled by the muslim brotherhood and the muslim brotherhood would be happy to join hamas if he wasn't afraid of an economic collapse. we have turkey talking like iran when it comes to the consequences that there is a price that israel will pay for its actions. israel has never been more alone. the world needs to know the...
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megyn: deadly developments out of syria. two coordinated car bombs rocking the capital of damascus. a car bomb ripped through commuters, and as they rushed to help another bomb won't off. a syrian newspaper report says the attack targeted those loyal to bashar al-asaad. new questions about president obama's approach to the fiscal cliff negotiations. taxes are going to go up and there will be massive defense spending cuts come next year if they don't do something on capitol hill. we showed you at the top of the hour how the white house was grilled about what spending cuts are being negotiated to avoid these pending cuts we are about to get which many feel are draconian and whether the wt wants to raise them and deal with them or postpone them until the new year and what sense would that make. last night syndicated clemmist charles -- syndicated columnist charles krauthammer says the president is not serious about solving the country's fiscal problems and claims his strategy is to drive a wedge between republicans. he pointed to a lack of discussion over spending cuts as evidence. >>
megyn: deadly developments out of syria. two coordinated car bombs rocking the capital of damascus. a car bomb ripped through commuters, and as they rushed to help another bomb won't off. a syrian newspaper report says the attack targeted those loyal to bashar al-asaad. new questions about president obama's approach to the fiscal cliff negotiations. taxes are going to go up and there will be massive defense spending cuts come next year if they don't do something on capitol hill. we showed you...
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megyn: what about syria? we've lost our focus on it in the recent weeks and months with the election, but they are involved in a civil war now, and it was said that bashar assad was about to go. well, he hasn't gone, and, you know, thousands upon thousands of children are dying in syria, many being tortured in front of tear families, and the -- in front of their families, and the unite isn't doing that much. we tried to do something at the united nations, it failed. >> it failed in large measure because the chinese and russians -- with whom we were supposed to have hit the reset button, remember that? -- haven't allowed anything to get done. and this person who was supposed to be a superb diplomat hasn't mansioned to get -- managed to get that off square one. the united nations have sent an observer, and what they're observing is what you described. megyn: do you think another u.n. ambassador could have gotten something done? do you think if we had a john bolton, for example, they could have convinced russia
megyn: what about syria? we've lost our focus on it in the recent weeks and months with the election, but they are involved in a civil war now, and it was said that bashar assad was about to go. well, he hasn't gone, and, you know, thousands upon thousands of children are dying in syria, many being tortured in front of tear families, and the -- in front of their families, and the unite isn't doing that much. we tried to do something at the united nations, it failed. >> it failed in large...
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fox news has obtained a classified cable showing that the state department was warned about syria's security concerns long before the attack was carried out. also three u.s. senators are calling for a congressional committee to investigate the administration's handling of the attack. molly henneberg is in washington with more. hi, molly. >> hi. this classified cable was sent august 16 to the state department that was less than one month before the september 11 attack in libya. and it describes how u.s. personnel on the ground were making contingency plans. the cable reads in part, quote: this daily pattern of violence would be the new normal for the foreseeable future. went on to say, quote, personnel could co- locate to the annex, talking about the c.i.a. annex -- if the security environment downgraded suddenly. it also reveals they were concerned about the trustworthiness of the libyan militia, the 17 february brigade, which was protecting the consulate, noting, quote, certain sectors of the 17 february brigade were very hesitant to share information with the americans. one republican sena
fox news has obtained a classified cable showing that the state department was warned about syria's security concerns long before the attack was carried out. also three u.s. senators are calling for a congressional committee to investigate the administration's handling of the attack. molly henneberg is in washington with more. hi, molly. >> hi. this classified cable was sent august 16 to the state department that was less than one month before the september 11 attack in libya. and it...
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president with a host of foreign policy challenges ahead of him in his second term from the crisis in syria and fears that could spread elsewhere in the mideast to the race to stop iran from getting nuclear weapons, plus concerns about the upcoming withdrawal of u.s. and nato troops from afghanistan and the potential impact that could have on our already shaky relationship with pakistan. a lot to watch in the world today. ambassador john bolton is joining us, former ambassador to the u.n. and a fox news contributor. you say today our adversaries are breathing a sigh of relief, why? >> i think they have sized up president obama during his first term. they've seen he's a weak, inch attentive leader. they are not going to wait around for us to get our economic house in order. i think almost certainly during his second term that the pace and the scope of challenges that the united states will face will accelerate. jenna: why? >> you've named some of them. because they see a president who doesn't really concern himself with foreign affairs, who doesn't see, for example, iran's continuing progres
president with a host of foreign policy challenges ahead of him in his second term from the crisis in syria and fears that could spread elsewhere in the mideast to the race to stop iran from getting nuclear weapons, plus concerns about the upcoming withdrawal of u.s. and nato troops from afghanistan and the potential impact that could have on our already shaky relationship with pakistan. a lot to watch in the world today. ambassador john bolton is joining us, former ambassador to the u.n. and a...
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it seems to me that the iranian leadership in order to deflect attention what is happening in syria and deflect attention on the pressure on iran, the ideal situation is push for their own support inside gaza to begin it. once they launch a few rockets, israelis would have to respond. hamas would have to respond and then when that happens, most likely iranian supported elements started this. >> obama administration backs israel. is president obama standing with israel as in your judgment as he should? >> yes. so far he did. in the sense that he has no other option. no american president can come and say i'm with hamas against israel. he is with israel against hamas. at the same time this is the worst time for explosion to occur in the middle east. we know our situation in. we have an economic situation. ee needs unity in congress that is support of israel. we have the benghazi hearing. we may have to look at our national security doctrine. we have an arab spring that is being taken over by islamists. so putting that pressure that the u.s. can only do this and not more. >> gregg: hamas r
it seems to me that the iranian leadership in order to deflect attention what is happening in syria and deflect attention on the pressure on iran, the ideal situation is push for their own support inside gaza to begin it. once they launch a few rockets, israelis would have to respond. hamas would have to respond and then when that happens, most likely iranian supported elements started this. >> obama administration backs israel. is president obama standing with israel as in your judgment...
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iran says it's trying to bring an end to syria's civil war. the country's official news agency says a one-day meeting it was held in tehran to try it get syria's government and opposition leaders on the same page. but it is not clear that any major rebel or exile group attended the meeting. most of the opposition does not trust iran because it's a key ally of syria's president. many think the conference's reaction to the formation of an opposition group coalition to oust bashar al saud. >> eric: the ceo of black elk energy, which owns an oil rig, has identified a found body is one of two contract workers missing since friday. black elk energy will continue to search for another worker who is still missing. four workers who were burned are still hospitalized. the company says that no oil is leak from this platform. federal investigators looking into a deadly parade accident in midland, texas, say a warning signal sounded 7 seconds before the float collided with the freight train on thursday. it was the second of two floats that crossed the trac
iran says it's trying to bring an end to syria's civil war. the country's official news agency says a one-day meeting it was held in tehran to try it get syria's government and opposition leaders on the same page. but it is not clear that any major rebel or exile group attended the meeting. most of the opposition does not trust iran because it's a key ally of syria's president. many think the conference's reaction to the formation of an opposition group coalition to oust bashar al saud....
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bill: turkey is threatening to step up its military response to border violence by syria. today is the second day of an air bombardment by syrian warplanes. here is the video. listen to this. [explosion] bill: that is a fierce line of weaponry there. leland vittert live on the ground there in jerusalem with the latest and what is happening now. leland, hello. >> reporter: good morning, bill. the big concern right now regionally is just how close syrian civil war is getting to its borders. the video that we are seeing of those aerial bombardments by the sir union air force is coming from turkey which is now threatened to shoot down any syrian planes that end up inside its airspace. that could cause a whole host of issues and ripple effects going on. air force is still the syrian regime's trump card going forward. they have been able to bomb with impunity. rebels are trying to get more organized. britain and france are denying giving them anti-aircraft missiles to. bill: what is turkey going to do with the refugees, leland? >> reporter: it is becoming an increasing problem.
bill: turkey is threatening to step up its military response to border violence by syria. today is the second day of an air bombardment by syrian warplanes. here is the video. listen to this. [explosion] bill: that is a fierce line of weaponry there. leland vittert live on the ground there in jerusalem with the latest and what is happening now. leland, hello. >> reporter: good morning, bill. the big concern right now regionally is just how close syrian civil war is getting to its borders....
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we want to move you onto another issue as well and that is syria. because we are learning that, you know, there are -- there are 11,000 people leaving as refugees to turkey and jordan, that was the headline that crossed this morning. now there is some discussion in the international community about whether or not bashar al-assad is better than what you might get, you know, if he is deposed, if he is pushed out of the country, you know, there have been so many human atrocities under his watch, that's a difficult, you know, that's ao difficult thin a difficult thing to even put out there. what are your thoughts? >> well, you know, there are wars and conflicts where no participant is somebody whose victory would be beneficial to the united states, and this could well be done of them. look, this has been going on for 18 months, and for 18 months i think we've been waiting for the administration, for our intelligence services, for somebody to identify leaders of the opposition that we could trust with american assistance, maybe up to and including -- i'm
we want to move you onto another issue as well and that is syria. because we are learning that, you know, there are -- there are 11,000 people leaving as refugees to turkey and jordan, that was the headline that crossed this morning. now there is some discussion in the international community about whether or not bashar al-assad is better than what you might get, you know, if he is deposed, if he is pushed out of the country, you know, there have been so many human atrocities under his watch,...
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in the short term fighting with hamas and then in the long term when you look at potential unrest in syria, in iran, in the region generally, i think this. during this fight the united states needs to signal that we are going to be with israel and going to be a strong ally from the outset and throughout whatever difficulties may arise. martha: anyone who has watched the situation knows there has about in the past been tensions between benjamin netanyahu and president obama. is that perhaps why hillary is the one to go or is it too early for presidential involvement. >> i think it's too early. she is there to set the stage for things likely to come. we saw the president come out and issue a rather trapbg statemenstatement of support for israel. the increase in the amount of rocket fire coming from gaza, you had hillary clinton now set to meet with benjamin netanyahu, i think trying to do two things, basically, the first she wants to avoid a ground war. i think the united states government doesn't want to see this progress or escalate. second, i think she is trying to buy the united states a
in the short term fighting with hamas and then in the long term when you look at potential unrest in syria, in iran, in the region generally, i think this. during this fight the united states needs to signal that we are going to be with israel and going to be a strong ally from the outset and throughout whatever difficulties may arise. martha: anyone who has watched the situation knows there has about in the past been tensions between benjamin netanyahu and president obama. is that perhaps why...
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except they're inspecting from syria to iran empty, rather than too iran to syria when they have all the weapons aboard. martha? martha: what is interesting. why does iran want to resupply the assad regime? >> reporter: iran is playing for time. the longer syrian civil war goes on the less attention focused on the iranian nuclear program, that is number one. number two, president assad supports hezbollah. that is a key iranian supply route and proxy going on there. the last thing iran wants to continue the sphere of influence around the mediterranean where they have a deepwater port. we're also hearing that hamas and islamic jihad here in the gaza strip are asking iran to resupply them with weapons, specifically the rockets and other things that were that eight-day israeli bombing campaign. so now the iran yage regime will figure out what smuggling route they can use for that to get the weapons into gaza. martha? martha: it is clear the more unrest in that area the more cover it provides for iran and it benefits them in many ways. leland, thank you very much. leland vittert. bill: a
except they're inspecting from syria to iran empty, rather than too iran to syria when they have all the weapons aboard. martha? martha: what is interesting. why does iran want to resupply the assad regime? >> reporter: iran is playing for time. the longer syrian civil war goes on the less attention focused on the iranian nuclear program, that is number one. number two, president assad supports hezbollah. that is a key iranian supply route and proxy going on there. the last thing iran...
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one is libya, syria, tunisia and yemen. egypt truly matters. if that becomes an islamic authoritarian regime it will have a significant impact on those other countries. bill: you believe we are losing ground in the battle with islamists and they are gaining more power. that's not something people wanted to see after the arab spring. but you believe the window of opportunity in developing a more modern arab world is closing. when you think about that, you think about the sacrifice that happened in afghanistan. and happened in iraq, and we are not take advantage of that? have you seen that play out? >> right now it's playing out against us and against mostly what we are talking about here is the people in the middle east. the drivers of instability are political and social injustice and lack of economic opportunity. that's what these reformers are seeking. that's -- it seems to me it's something we should be helping them to achieve. if we are not involved in that process the islamists and the radicals are going to have undue influence and that's
one is libya, syria, tunisia and yemen. egypt truly matters. if that becomes an islamic authoritarian regime it will have a significant impact on those other countries. bill: you believe we are losing ground in the battle with islamists and they are gaining more power. that's not something people wanted to see after the arab spring. but you believe the window of opportunity in developing a more modern arab world is closing. when you think about that, you think about the sacrifice that happened...
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there are also new reports of violence rocking syria today. this is brand-new video of the aftermath. look at this. four explosions went off in a suburb near the syrian capitol. at least 56 people dead in those explosions, dozens more are injured. several homes and buildings were destroyed. the blast reportedly caused by two bobby trapped cars and two other explosive devices. no group has claimed responsibility in this. syrian police say that it has the trademarks of an al-qaida-affiliated organization. >> another alert right now on the floor of the u.s. senate. senate minority leader republican mitch mcconnell saying that raising tax rates in this economy is the last thing that the government should do in america. here is senator mcconnell just moments ago. have a listen. >> the only reason democrats are insisting on raising rates is because raising rates on the so-called rich is the holy grail of liberalism. their aim isn't job creation, they are interested in wealth destruction. bill: part of the reason why this is getting so much attention
there are also new reports of violence rocking syria today. this is brand-new video of the aftermath. look at this. four explosions went off in a suburb near the syrian capitol. at least 56 people dead in those explosions, dozens more are injured. several homes and buildings were destroyed. the blast reportedly caused by two bobby trapped cars and two other explosive devices. no group has claimed responsibility in this. syrian police say that it has the trademarks of an al-qaida-affiliated...
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the black out is the first to hit the country since syria's 20-month-old uprising began. conor powell is live in jerusalem covering this story for us. does it appear the rebels are advancing on the capitol at this point? >> reporter: two information developments. the first is that since the start of this year nearly two years ago planes have been flying in and out of the international airport just outside of dam r-frplt the main road into the airport was closed because of heavy fighting and the runway was hit by mortars. there is evidence that rebels are pushing into the area that was firmly controlled by government forces not too long ago. the government says the airport is up and running again and the road is open. both emirates air and egyptian air have stopped flights in and out of the damascus airport. they don't believe the airport is completely safe. for the second day in a row the government has turned off the internet. that is according to rebels who say that yesterday some time the bashar al-assad regime turned out the mobile phone communications and the interne
the black out is the first to hit the country since syria's 20-month-old uprising began. conor powell is live in jerusalem covering this story for us. does it appear the rebels are advancing on the capitol at this point? >> reporter: two information developments. the first is that since the start of this year nearly two years ago planes have been flying in and out of the international airport just outside of dam r-frplt the main road into the airport was closed because of heavy fighting...
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the iranians are bogged down with their ally, syria, i doubt they were very much involved in this in the first place. but it shows you they don't have much of a reach. this has always been the claim that through hezbollah and hamas, that they had a sort of assymetrical power. if the palestinians want peace, they're going to have to make it on israeli terms, right now. >> and do you agree with that? >> well, in part, i mean, one thing i would note, one of the reasons israel has such military predominance is because of the support that president obama has given them on defense matters. you heard the ambassador, several times on the u.s. assistance on the iron dome. and the obama administration has pointed out multiple times that it has really given israel more defense cooperation than any other administration. so that is part of israel's dominance. what i do agree with is that hamas has shown, not withstanding the two israeli incursions and sanctions. they have not only survived but have increased their ability to inflict pain on israel. the incursion started because of the constant fi
the iranians are bogged down with their ally, syria, i doubt they were very much involved in this in the first place. but it shows you they don't have much of a reach. this has always been the claim that through hezbollah and hamas, that they had a sort of assymetrical power. if the palestinians want peace, they're going to have to make it on israeli terms, right now. >> and do you agree with that? >> well, in part, i mean, one thing i would note, one of the reasons israel has such...
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>> i think it shows their limits, bogged down with their ally syria. trying to do something about that. i doubt they were involved very much with this in the first place. they don't have much of a reach. this has always been the claim, through hezbollah and hamas, they had some special asymmetrical power. israel really dominates the region. if the israelis want to make peace -- palestinians want peace, they will make it on israeli terms right now. >> anne marie, do you agree with that? >> well, part. one thing i would note, one of the reasons that israel has such military predominance is also because of the tremendous support the obama administration has given israel on defense matters. have you heard ambassador oren refer to u.s. assistance on iron dome, and the obama administration has pointed out multiple times, it has given israeli more cooperate than any other administration. i agree with fareed. where i would disagree a little. i think hamas has shown that notwithstanding two israeli incursion and sanctions, not only survived, but increased its a
>> i think it shows their limits, bogged down with their ally syria. trying to do something about that. i doubt they were involved very much with this in the first place. they don't have much of a reach. this has always been the claim, through hezbollah and hamas, they had some special asymmetrical power. israel really dominates the region. if the israelis want to make peace -- palestinians want peace, they will make it on israeli terms right now. >> anne marie, do you agree with...
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iranians are bogged down with their ally, syria. they're trying to do something about that. i doubt very much they were very involved in this in the first place. it shows you they don't have much of a reach. this has always been the claim that through hezbollah and hamas they had some special asymmetrical power. i think this reveals israel really dominates the region. if the israelis want to make peace with -- if the palestin n palestinians want peace they're going to have to make it on israeli terms right now. >> emory, do you agree with that? >> well, in part. i mean, one thing i would note, one of the reasons israel has such military predom innocence is also because of the tremendous support the obama administration has given israel on defense matters. you heard ambassador oren refer several times to u.s. assistance on iron dome and the obama administration has pointed out multiple times that it has really given israel more defense cooperation than any other administration. so that is part of the israel's predominan predominance. i agree with fareed. where i would disagre
iranians are bogged down with their ally, syria. they're trying to do something about that. i doubt very much they were very involved in this in the first place. it shows you they don't have much of a reach. this has always been the claim that through hezbollah and hamas they had some special asymmetrical power. i think this reveals israel really dominates the region. if the israelis want to make peace with -- if the palestin n palestinians want peace they're going to have to make it on israeli...
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right now where you are in northern syria? >> the rebels are slowly, slowly gaining ground, but at this point in time, the regime has the advantage of its air power and military arsenal. and there has been one scene resonating for our entire trip on this date from all of the fighters, all of the activists we were talking to, the longer the power, the greater the strength of extremists that have managed to infiltrate the string of the opposition, an arm of al qaeda as well. >> very upsetting development. >>> could be the largest case of medicare fraud ever. a dialysis company accused of throwing away hundreds of billions of dollars of medicine, with taxpayers putting the bill. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! olaf's pizza palace gets the most rewards of any small busin
right now where you are in northern syria? >> the rebels are slowly, slowly gaining ground, but at this point in time, the regime has the advantage of its air power and military arsenal. and there has been one scene resonating for our entire trip on this date from all of the fighters, all of the activists we were talking to, the longer the power, the greater the strength of extremists that have managed to infiltrate the string of the opposition, an arm of al qaeda as well. >> very...
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anybody who knows syria could have seen this a year ago. there's no organized opposition, there's no easy way to transfer power. the minority that rules the country have been forced into the corner. right now, they're holding on to damascus, parts of aleppo. in the meantime, countries like qatar and saudi arabia are sending weapons to everybody, there's no accounting for them. there is surface to air missiles going in there as well. we have seen them being used the last couple days. now that six bases have fallen, i think we will see some sort of very, very unpleasant end to this conflict, which in the coming months, will spread in various parts of the middle east from lebanon to iraq to jordan and even turkey. >> that's a pretty gloomy assessment. fran, there are reports the u.s. is doing this with an eye toward gaining or shall we say regaining some credibility with the opposition forces. you say that's just not going to happen. why? >> well, look, they have been fighting on their own and they have been asking for these weapons. they have
anybody who knows syria could have seen this a year ago. there's no organized opposition, there's no easy way to transfer power. the minority that rules the country have been forced into the corner. right now, they're holding on to damascus, parts of aleppo. in the meantime, countries like qatar and saudi arabia are sending weapons to everybody, there's no accounting for them. there is surface to air missiles going in there as well. we have seen them being used the last couple days. now that...
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we will get a report from arwa damon, one of the few reporters inside syria, right now. >>> in syria there's a sense of growing urgency and anxiety. we will get to why in a moment. first, i would like to show you some images that are quite frankly very disturbing and we want to warn you, extremely graphic. but above all, they are a reminder of why we care so much about this story. why we have been devoting so much time to covering it. we think it's important for the rest of the world to see what's happening to the syrian people. according to the opposition, a government air strike hit a residential area in south-central aleppo, killing 20 people and wounding dozens more. we blurred the most graphic details in the video, which appears to have been shot moments after the strike. you can see how thick the dust is in the air as men rush to the scene. like other videos posted from syria, cnn can't verify this one's authenticity. one of the first victims the men find is a child, a young boy who appears to be seriously wounded. but he's alive and talking and is asking for help. many childre
we will get a report from arwa damon, one of the few reporters inside syria, right now. >>> in syria there's a sense of growing urgency and anxiety. we will get to why in a moment. first, i would like to show you some images that are quite frankly very disturbing and we want to warn you, extremely graphic. but above all, they are a reminder of why we care so much about this story. why we have been devoting so much time to covering it. we think it's important for the rest of the world...
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we have the disruption in syria and how this plays out. syria being a supporter in times of hamas. this is an important moment and i think that's one of the big reasons that secretary clinton thought that this is the time she had to be in the middle east. >> and here she is at the end of her tenure, she has said she wants to leave. there's a lot of controversy over who is going to replace her. susan rice has been blamed by republicans for what may be inartful testimony, not testimony, inartful television commentary. she was reading from talking points that were prepared by the intelligence community and last night, i get calls from top intelligence officials saying, it was our fault, it was not political, they are reacting to a lot of the accusations on "meet the press." >> if you remember, we were both on "meet the press" that morning with susan rice and she said what she said and we both sort of -- >> looked at each other. >> looked at each other and said what? where is that coming from? what we knew, it wasn't coming from her. she was a pass-through. so it seems a little bit muc
we have the disruption in syria and how this plays out. syria being a supporter in times of hamas. this is an important moment and i think that's one of the big reasons that secretary clinton thought that this is the time she had to be in the middle east. >> and here she is at the end of her tenure, she has said she wants to leave. there's a lot of controversy over who is going to replace her. susan rice has been blamed by republicans for what may be inartful testimony, not testimony,...
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he went to the newseum for a package discussion on syria and this is one of his offhanded remarks. >> but i believe in american leadership, i believe in the greatness of america, i believe that this president can lead. i believe that his secretary of state, whoever that might be, can also lead. >> john mccain's humor, we understand, but he was certainly treating this as though it is very much in play. of course, as we point out, the president has not nominated her, but we understand all of our reporting and colleague's reporting he would like to nominate her to be secretary of state. can she try to -- can they try to ram this through? >> well, you know, the president has a right to nominate the person he thinks is best for all these positions and andrea, as you know, there may be vacancies in four or five key positions in his administration. so he has to make the best judgment for that. i would just hope that all members of congress would give any nominee, obviously, due consideration. and today ambassador rice is being asked lots of questions and she -- i thought she made the right d
he went to the newseum for a package discussion on syria and this is one of his offhanded remarks. >> but i believe in american leadership, i believe in the greatness of america, i believe that this president can lead. i believe that his secretary of state, whoever that might be, can also lead. >> john mccain's humor, we understand, but he was certainly treating this as though it is very much in play. of course, as we point out, the president has not nominated her, but we understand...
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country around the world where security's real issue, from the democratic republic of the conga, egypt, syria. at a time of tightening budgets, i do in that's a worthy question. are we doing enough to keep our diplomats safe? >> i wanted to ask you about the co c congo, you've been concerned about the rebels. reportedly withdrawing from eastern congo. what more should the united states be doing to put pressure on this. >> assistant secretary of state johnny carson returning today from a meeting with regional leaders and vie taken the step of joining with several of my colleagues, senators durbin and boessman and others introducing today an amendment to the defense authorization act that would impose sanctions on individuals, leaders and countries that provide material support to m23. watchers, listenering might wonder why this is an important matter. a huge conflict in eastern c no go that took 5 million lives in last decade and it's vital we take strong steps in supporting the u.n. security council resolution that calls for m23 to withdraw from goma and negotiate a path forward that reduces
country around the world where security's real issue, from the democratic republic of the conga, egypt, syria. at a time of tightening budgets, i do in that's a worthy question. are we doing enough to keep our diplomats safe? >> i wanted to ask you about the co c congo, you've been concerned about the rebels. reportedly withdrawing from eastern congo. what more should the united states be doing to put pressure on this. >> assistant secretary of state johnny carson returning today...
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wants to learn lessons from the conflict as it confronts new crises and places like syria. and we're told that it now wants to act on this report. but the war will not end until there is a proper reckoning. many say that means an independent international investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity. that would demand a kind of courage and commitment that we now know the u.n. did not show through the years of battle. >>> subsequent to that broadcast, the one has published a report and admitted that fail to protect citizens. the u.s. ambassador to the country said it was nonsense to say a small country could intimidate the u.n. workers and students in more than 20 countries across the european union took part in strikes to show their disgust at cuts and austerity measures. the largest protests were in mediterranean countries where the budget cuts will make their deepest impact. in spain, a more emotional issue. some people are being forced from their homes in a wave of defections. -- of evictions. we have this report from madrid. >> again they came, from the fac
wants to learn lessons from the conflict as it confronts new crises and places like syria. and we're told that it now wants to act on this report. but the war will not end until there is a proper reckoning. many say that means an independent international investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity. that would demand a kind of courage and commitment that we now know the u.n. did not show through the years of battle. >>> subsequent to that broadcast, the one has published...
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human rights council is gathering evidence of violations carried out by both sides in syria and building a case. it seems this video, too, will be part of the evidence, if that case comes up before the international criminal court. >> if it does take it further, what does that mean? what would achieve? >> we see people from the former warsaw in yugoslavia in the international criminal court at the hague now. people are tried. the people who are subject to those violations, the victims and victims' families are allowed to say what happened to them. very severe prison sentences are handed out. at the moment we are seeing one of the purposes of the international criminal court is not just to provide justice but to show future possible violators that the there is snow impunity. this is exactly what the u.n. is threatening this morning. if you commit a violation such as what appears to be committed in that video, and you will be caught up with, you will be brought to justice. there's no impunity for people who commit abuses of that nature. but they are not naming people at this stage? greta b
human rights council is gathering evidence of violations carried out by both sides in syria and building a case. it seems this video, too, will be part of the evidence, if that case comes up before the international criminal court. >> if it does take it further, what does that mean? what would achieve? >> we see people from the former warsaw in yugoslavia in the international criminal court at the hague now. people are tried. the people who are subject to those violations, the...
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the refugees wait in anonymous hospitals, like this family, who fled syria a month ago. the young and the old have lost their country. 2-year-old lauren suffers from the blood disease hemophelia. in the war, health services have collapsed. >> this room is too small, and there are seven of us living here. my son is sick, and that affects all of us. my hope is to go to a european country and take care of my soften. all i am asking for is treatment for my son. >> but the short sea journey to europe can be pirro luis. in august nearly 60 people drowned, mostly women and children, drowned when a smuggler's boat overturned. >> he has asked us not to show his face. he is haunted by what happened. >> i saw people under the war. a woman and child tried to cling to me. people were all over each other and drowning. there was a little boy on the boat and i talked to him and said i would take care of him in europe. but he drowned. >> here, the shortest crossing to greece is just eight kilometers. the gateway to europe is close. having sold everything they own, many of the refugees ar
the refugees wait in anonymous hospitals, like this family, who fled syria a month ago. the young and the old have lost their country. 2-year-old lauren suffers from the blood disease hemophelia. in the war, health services have collapsed. >> this room is too small, and there are seven of us living here. my son is sick, and that affects all of us. my hope is to go to a european country and take care of my soften. all i am asking for is treatment for my son. >> but the short sea...
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inside syria, fighting continues to rage. the 400,000 serious -- syrians are officially rafters -- registered in refugee camps. they expect that number to double by the end of the year. the humanitarians cost of the conflict grows even further. >> this next story is nothing short of amazing. imagine you could reverse paralysis in dogs by injecting them with cells taken from inside their noses. that is what scientists in england have done with animals that have suffered spinal injuries. the hope is that humans will one day benefit from these treatments. our medical correspondent has details. >> this is jasper before treatment. a spinal injury meant his back legs were paralyzed. this is jasper today. the transformation is remarkable. his owners are delighted. >> before the event, he was a crippled the dog. he had no rear leg function. he dragged his feet. he could not move them generally. now he can stand and walk. he can make a stab at running. he does bunny hopping. >> researchers removed specialized cell from the lining of h
inside syria, fighting continues to rage. the 400,000 serious -- syrians are officially rafters -- registered in refugee camps. they expect that number to double by the end of the year. the humanitarians cost of the conflict grows even further. >> this next story is nothing short of amazing. imagine you could reverse paralysis in dogs by injecting them with cells taken from inside their noses. that is what scientists in england have done with animals that have suffered spinal injuries....
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he often goes back across the border to help the rebels inside syria. on one trip he shot this dramatic footage of an ssa attack on a government building in homs. some more refugees arrived in lebanon every day. in his old room at the school we found another family lovain, eating, and sleeping in the tiny space. -- living, eating, and is living in a tiny space. he has no hope of returning home anytime soon. >> living under the sky only to come back to my home. >> the un estimates that 100,000 syrian refugees are now in lebanon. the strain is telling on both communities. with their lives on hold, these refugees are preparing for a second winter stuck in this school. it will be cold and wet. and with bashar assad hanging on to power, and with relations with the lebanese here at worsening, they do not know how long they will be here. >> more than 150 people have been wounded in a second day of clashes in a town in trudi -- trinidad. security used rubber bullets to disperse the -- disperse the crowd. there are reports as well as a shot gun injuries. these a
he often goes back across the border to help the rebels inside syria. on one trip he shot this dramatic footage of an ssa attack on a government building in homs. some more refugees arrived in lebanon every day. in his old room at the school we found another family lovain, eating, and sleeping in the tiny space. -- living, eating, and is living in a tiny space. he has no hope of returning home anytime soon. >> living under the sky only to come back to my home. >> the un estimates...
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be a catastrophe in syria. in the last few hours, the numbers fleeing have increased dramatically. >> in the last 24 hours alone, we have received 11,000 refugees have fled to neighboring countries. this is the highest number we have received so far, and it is one of the highest we have had for quite some time. >> 2.5 million people need aid, but many are receiving nothing. the relief operation is hampered by violence, a lack of funds and a lack of staff. the conflict is spreading. the u.s. expects the numbers to rise to 4 million by the start of next year. >> the solution is in the hands of politicians. they exclusively are of a political nature. >> agencies are stressing they can't be the answer for people to receive any genuine relief. the fighting has to stop. for now, that looks unlikely. >> remember, you can find more on that and the days latest news on the bbc news website. the nobel peace prize is not decided by online editions, but if it was, she would be among the top runners. tens of thousands have c
be a catastrophe in syria. in the last few hours, the numbers fleeing have increased dramatically. >> in the last 24 hours alone, we have received 11,000 refugees have fled to neighboring countries. this is the highest number we have received so far, and it is one of the highest we have had for quite some time. >> 2.5 million people need aid, but many are receiving nothing. the relief operation is hampered by violence, a lack of funds and a lack of staff. the conflict is spreading....